As the tension grew heavier, the players got wilder in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) Red Zone on Thursday night.
The Red Zone is a place for students to gather together and play Xbox, Play Station, Wii, air hockey, fuse ball and other competitive games.
At 8 p.m. on March 26, a Mario Kart Wii tournament took place. Twenty-one Shippensburg students played for the chance to win a $25, $50 or $75 American Express gift card.
Evan Landauer was the head chief of the tournament and provided great enthusiasm with the students. Landauer provided tickets for students who attended to get free smoothies and soft pretzels.
While many were sipping on their raspberry and wild berry smoothies, the final three leading players competed for first, second and third place.
Maurice Costello, Austin Davis and Luke Strayer were in the final round. The excitement was outstanding in the game room. Everyone was hovering around to see who would be the winner of the $75 American Express gift card.
The competition finally paid off. Strayer came in first winning the $75 gift card. Davis came in second and Costello came in third.
The night was a win for everyone, but Stayer is the Mario Kart champion.
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